Staff Software Engineer, Konnect Core Platform
Kong Inc. · USA
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## Staff Software Engineer — Konnect Core Platform ### About the Role Kong is building the future of API management for developers. As a **Staff Software Engineer on the Konnect team**, you’ll architect **Kong Identity’s multi-tenant identity platform** supporting complex organizational hierarchies, cross-tenant isolation, and enterprise-grade security controls. ### What You’ll Do - Design and implement advanced **token management** systems, including **refresh token rotation**, **proof-of-possession tokens**, and **custom token introspection** with real-time revocation. - Lead development of Kong Identity’s **extensible claims engine** for dynamic attribute resolution, contextual claim injection, and complex business logic evaluation at token issuance. - Architect global identity infrastructure with **edge optimization**, **intelligent token caching**, and **cross-region replication** for sub-millisecond authentication latency worldwide. - Design **rate limiting**, **anomaly detection**, and **fraud prevention** systems to protect against credential stuffing, token abuse, and distributed attacks. - Build enterprise **identity federation** capabilities, including **SAML bridge patterns**, **external IdP chaining**, and custom protocol adapters for legacy integrations. - Lead technical strategy for Kong Identity’s **developer experience**, including **SDKs**, **webhooks**, **audit logging**, and real-time analytics dashboards for token lifecycle visibility. - Architect advanced **client management** systems supporting dynamic client registration, automated credential rotation, and programmatic policy enforcement. - Design Kong Identity’s **plugin architecture** for custom grant flows, protocol extensions, and third-party integrations while maintaining security boundaries. - Drive implementation of compliance frameworks (**SOC 2, FedRAMP, GDPR**), including audit trails, data residency controls, and privacy-preserving token designs. - Lead initiatives integrating Kong Identity with **observability platforms**, including distributed tracing, metrics collection, and security event correlation. - Mentor engineering teams on advanced identity concepts including **zero-trust architectures**, **workload identity**, and service mesh integration patterns. ### What You’ll Bring - **7+ years** building production identity platforms at leading identity providers or enterprise software companies, with a track record handling **millions of authentication requests daily**. - Deep expertise in advanced **OAuth 2.0** extensions (**PKCE, mTLS, JWT bearer assertions, token exchange**), **OpenID Connect**, and emerging standards like **OAuth 2.1** and **GNAP**. - Proven experience architecting **multi-tenant identity platforms** with complex isolation requirements and enterprise feature sets. - Strong background in cryptographic protocols, including advanced JWT patterns, key rotation strategies, **HSM integration**, and post-quantum cryptography considerations. - Experience building identity platforms with sophisticated analytics, real-time monitoring, and security event detection at enterprise scale. - Expertise in global identity infrastructure (edge deployment, geo-distributed token validation, cross-region consistency patterns). - Deep understanding of enterprise identity integration patterns (SAML federation, LDAP/AD bridges, SCIM provisioning, custom protocol adapters). - Proven track record building **developer-first** identity platforms (SDKs, w
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